<p>I don’t think it will “look good” exactly. Don’t do things just for the sake of looking good for college. And don’t compare yourself to those sophomores.They just happen to be really advanced. I had 2 sophomores in my Precalculus classes and I know for sure one of them is taking IB Math HL next year. I’m not sure about the other one. I know one of them tested out of Prealgebra, which is why he’s ahead. And I honestly, I think it’s harder to speed through the more advanced classes like Precalculus. </p>
<p>No matter what you do, you will be “behind” someone else.</p>
<p>You don’t need to finish calculus to take stats. My daughter took it along with AB calc.</p>
<p>@pmmywest yeah I guess I could double up in math senior year if my school lets me. I know I will still be behind if I take calc as a sophomore but it would still nice to be an extra step I ahead since I have nothing better to do in the summer.</p>
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<p>That’s kinda sad</p>
<p>@Yakisoba you’re such a great helper! No wonder you’re a senior member!</p>
<p>You shouldn’t skip AB. What most schools offer is a calculus course that covers AB and BC in one year (which is either twice as rigorous as AB or meets twice as often). Check and see what your school offers. If your school doesn’t offer this, then there’s really no point in taking a summer course unless you want to continue on to Multi-variable/Linear Algebra/Diffeq senior year. If somehow all of this applies, then just look into skipping Math Analysis. If it’s anything like my precalc class, half of it was an algebra II review, and the other half is trig, some of which you may have learned in Algebra II. If you have a strong Algebra foundation, just learn trig identities, how to solve trig problems (a 15ft ladder on a building has an angle of 47 with the ground…), the unit circle, and the graphs.</p>
<p>But odds are, you won’t need to take calc sophomore year. I did and now I’ve completed Linear Algebra/Calc III junior year and am not taking any math senior year.</p>
<p>AP stat can be taken concurrently with any other math course really. It’s pretty easy and is a standalone course.</p>
<p>@Matt846 So it’s better to skip math analysis than calc ab? If I don’t end up skipping, I hope to have time to double up senior year. I’m free in the summer, but during school time I have lots of classes to take and on top of that my coach wants me to train hard for Track and Field so that I can go to state Junior and Senior year. </p>
<p>@awesome12567 Definitely skip analysis over AB. Analysis is largely redundant of algebra II so there is much less new information than AB. Additionally, AB provides the foundation for all future math and physics classes. It’s up to you to decide if you can learn the trig on your own or if you should take a summer class, but it does come up fairly frequently in calc. Also, double check to make sure there isn’t a course where AB and BC are offered together. Almost all schools that have a large AP program offer this. By junior year, you should have gotten enough graduation requirements out of the way that you have the freedom to take AB/BC if you want. It has to be a course that covers both though (1 semester each). BC builds on AB, so taking them as separate yearlong courses concurrently won’t work. </p>
<p>Also, if you have to get pushy with your counselor in order to skip math, you better do very well in the class. Remember that counselors write letters of recs, and annoying them into taking a class you aren’t ready for and then failing it (or even just doing “OK”) is not going to lead to a very good LOR.</p>
<p>At your school, is AB a requirement for BC? If not, then you should just go straight to BC. At my school (and most others), you choose either one. AB is just Calc 1, and BC is Calc 1 and 2. That’s because at my school, only seniors can take AP Calculus. However, at some schools (usually schools where you can get more than a year ahead in math), AB is Calc 1 and BC is Calc 2. Either way, the AB exam is just Calc 1, and the BC exam is 1 and 2.</p>
<p>I’m guessing your school might have AB as a prereq for BC, since there are sophomores taking AP Calc. Why not just double up AP Stats with Honors Math Analysis or AP Calc? It’s easier than both. At my school, the only prereq is Algebra 2. What’s the most advanced math your school offers?</p>
<p>If you really want to do this, you can give it a try, and see how you are doing with the material when school starts. Just make sure you feel very comfortable with it. You won’t be doing yourself any favors if you struggle in calc.</p>
<p>Try seeing if you cab take it at a community college</p>
<p>why is this 3 pages long, OP just ask your guidance counselor…</p>